Coastal Water Temperatures

Nearby Weather Stations

* short term trends... freezing drizzle has ended over north central Iowa... and will by around noontime farther south and east toward Waterloo. However snow showers and gusty northwest winds are expected to develop later this afternoon producing significant visibility restrictions... especially in rural open areas.

* Storm total snow accumulations... less than one inch.

* Winds/visibility... northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts over 40 mph will likely cause periods of visibility restrictions of less than one half mile at times during the afternoon and early evening hours.

* Impacts... the combination of slick roads from previous icing and visibility restrictions in snow showers and gusty northwest winds will make for hazardous travel into the afternoon and early evening hours.

Any reports of snow accumulations are much appreciated and can berelayed directly to the National Weather Service using twitterhandle NWS Des Moines... hashtag nwsdmx or Post to the NWS DesMoines facebook Page.